This directory contains a Nix flake that builds the LaTeX resume into a PDF and copies it to the portfolio site for easy publishing.

• Build the resume: nix run

  • Runs a small shell app that invokes pdflatex in a reproducible texliveFull environment.
  • Moves outputs to result/ and copies the PDF to ../portfolio/public/resume_alex_spaulding.pdf.
  • Opens the generated PDF (open on macOS, xdg-open on Linux).

• Build the cover letter: nix run .#cover-letter

  • Specifically handles the cover letter template.
  • Moves outputs to result/cover_letter_alex_spaulding.pdf.
  • Does not copy to the portfolio site (private/custom per application).
  • Opens the generated PDF.

• Dev shell: nix develop

  • Drops you into a shell with texliveFull available for ad‑hoc LaTeX work, e.g.: pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode resume_alex_spaulding.tex.

• packages.resume-runner / packages.cover-letter-runner

  • Defined via pkgs.writeShellApplication with runtimeInputs = [ pkgs.texliveFull ].
  • Scripts build the .tex files and stage artifacts into result/.

• apps.default

  • Points to the resume-runner binary.

• apps.cover-letter

  • Points to the cover-letter-runner binary.

• devShells.default

  • Provides texliveFull in an interactive shell for editing and testing.

• flake.lock

  • Pins nixpkgs for reproducible builds across machines and CI.

• Reproducibility: flake.lock ensures the same texliveFull and tooling everywhere.
• Single command UX: nix run encapsulates build, staging, copy-to-portfolio, and open.
• Clean DevOps: No global TeX installs; everything is pulled from nixpkgs on demand.

The aspauldingcode resume directory exports itself as a Nix flake module, allowing you to use its templates and build environment in your own private repositories without modifying the original code.

Create a new directory for your private resumes and run: nix flake init -t github:aspauldingcode/aspauldingcode?dir=resume#resume

This will copy the resume_alex_spaulding.tex and cover_letter_alex_spaulding.tex files, which you can then customize.

In your private repository's flake.nix, import this repository as an input and use the aspauldingcode.lib.buildTex builder:

{
  description = "My Private Resumes";

  inputs = {
    aspauldingcode.url = "github:aspauldingcode/aspauldingcode?dir=resume";
    nixpkgs.follows = "aspauldingcode/nixpkgs"; # Avoid rebuilding texlive
  };

  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, aspauldingcode }:

    let
      system = "aarch64-darwin"; # Set your architecture
      pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
      
      # Use the exported helper to build your custom file!
      my-cover-letter = aspauldingcode.lib.buildTex {
        inherit pkgs;
        name = "private-cover-letter";
        src = ./my-custom-cover-letter.tex; # Your private modified template
      };
    in
    {
      packages.${system}.default = my-cover-letter;
    };
}

Now you can run nix build in your private repository to get your customized PDF, built via the same robust texliveFull setup used here.

• Built PDF: result/resume_alex_spaulding.pdf
• Published copy (for the portfolio site): ../portfolio/public/resume_alex_spaulding.pdf